The Frome Society for Local Study

& Frome Civic Society

Postal Rates are included for the U.K.only, but we will quote for customers abroad, also for bulk orders - just drop us a line at info@fsls.org.uk  Local members and others paying by cash or cheque can collect to save the postage by Emailing info@fsls.org.uk

A History of Mells (£8.00 inc UK P&P)
Clevendon, Rev. J.W. ed.M. McGarvie - The author of this history was Rector of Mells between 1959 - 1969, thus well-placed to research the history of the village.

The History of Nunney (£10.50 inc UK P&P) Anthony Windrum has lived in Nunney since 1988 and has researched in depth the history of the village during its long existence of well over a thousand years. This is a true 'history of the village'.

A History of Stoke St Michael (£11.50inc UK P&P) The Stoke History Group comprised of local people with varied skills walked every part of the parish to record every historic feature to be found either in the landscape or on the ground when field-walking. In addition they researched documents, newspapers, maps and air photographs and of course talked to the residents to produce a book of their village history.

F.S.L.S. Yearbook Volume 3 (£5.00inc UK P&P) These postal rates are for the UK only

Argyll House (£5.00inc UK P&P)
The author gives a full account of the building and occupants of this Georgian house in Gentle Street, distinctive for its Venetian windows and Chinese staircase. Written and edited by Michael McGarvie.

F.S.L.S. Yearbook Volume 7 (£8.00inc UK P&P)

Crime and Punishment in Regency Frome (£5.50inc UK P&P)
The journals of Isaac Gregory Constable of Frome paint a vivid picture of the social scene on the streets of Frome in the early years of the 19th century. He pursued his duties with a strong sense of service to the public tempered with humanity.

F.S.L.S. Yearbook Volume 8 (£8.00inc UK P&P)

Experiences of a 19th Century Gentleman (£13.99inc UK P&P)
Gill, Derek: ed. - Derek Gill has edited the diaries of Thomas Bunn, a visionary who left his mark on the heart of Frome as no one else has done, or is likely to achieve. A gentleman of private means but with legal training, he lived a long and active life. Like the Journals of a Constable his diaries bring the past to life.

Frome Hundred (£13.99inc UK P&P) Mason, Anita ed. - This is a rich miscellany of articles, poems and fiction contributed by people in the Frome area at a workshop at Frome Library under the guidance of Anita Mason.

F.S.L.S. Year Book Volume 6 (£6.00inc UK P&P)

Frome Street and Place Names (£6.99inc UK P&P)
A detailed explanation of the origin and meaning of many of the towns place names written and edited by Michael McGarvie.

F.S.L.S. Year Book Volume 5 (£5.00inc UK P&P)

Frome through the Ages (£8.00inc UK P&P)
An anthology of prose and verse to commemorate Frome 1300 written and edited by Michael McGarvie.

F.S.L.S. Year Book Volume 9 (£8.00inc UK P&P) Contents: 

The Sage of Marston; Memoirs of Henley

Grove; The Piggeries and Hooper's Close;

Henry Dowling 'the Boots'; A Frome Man 

at Dettingen1748; Seven Somerset Church 

Towers, etc.

Future of the Past (£3.00inc UK P&P)
Future of the Past, Twelvetrees, Douglas - a history of the early years of the F.S.L.S, of particular interest to the members of the society and the Museum.

F.S.L.S. Year Book Volume 4 (£6.00inc UK P&P)

Gardening at Marston House (£5.00inc UK P&P)
An illustrated history of the growth of Marston House 1690 - 1905.

F.S.L.S. Yearbook Volume 10 (£8.00inc UK P&P) Contents:

The Old Rectory,Corsley; Early Memoirs 

of Frome; Evacuees in Frome during the 

Second World War; Witham Friary 

Monumental insriptions, etc.  

Memoirs of a Victorian Farmer (£8.00inc UK P&P)
Written in 1903, these reminiscences in an easy narrative manner depict a rural way of life far removed from our own day. written and edited by Michael McGarvie.

F.S.L.S. Yearbook Volume 11 (£8.00inc UK P&P) Contents: Mells 1916-30 remembered; The Thrashers of Frome; Dean Ramsay in Frome and Rodden; Bellerica Farm; A Schoolmaster's Appointment, etc.

The Book of Frome (£13.99inc UK P&P)
A comprehensive history of the town from its origins to the end of the 20th century. Lavishly illustrated. 4th ed. 2001

The Buildings of Frome (£10.50inc UK P&P)
The Buildings of Frome, Goodall, Rodney - The author, a local architect, explores the relationship between existing buildings and the social and economic history of the town. This new edition brings it up to 2000 with new illustrations.

The Bounds of Selwood (£2.99inc UK P&P)
A very detailed account of the boundaries of Selwood in the 13th Century.

The Kings Peace (£9.00inc UK P&P)
The notebooks of Thomas Horner, Squire of Mells and Justice of the Peace from 1770 - 1777. They provide an insight into the administration of justice of that time. As editor Michael McGarvie has added a history of the Horner family.

The Coopers Companys School in Frome 1939-45 (£12.00inc UK P&P)

The Making of Frome (£7.50inc UK P&P)
Belham, Peter - A compact history of Frome from its origins to the end of the 20th century owing much to the work of J.O.Lewis, a local historian. Postal Rates are for the U.K.only, but we will quote for customers abroad, just drop us a line at info@fsls.org.uk

The Mystery of Fidele (£4.50inc UK P&P)
This tale of the memorial to a dog in the grounds of Orchardleigh House and the myths surrounding it have links with the poet Henry Newbolt.

Villages of the Frome Area. (£6.99inc UK P&P)
Villages of the Frome Area, Belham, Peter - The author, formerly principal of Frome College, has written a very detailed history of neighbouring villages since Saxon times.

F.S.L.S. Yearbook Volume 2 (£5.00inc UK P&P)

Westbarn Grange Part 2 £2.99inc UK P&P) Westbarn Grange (Part 2) covers the history of a farm in Witham Friary from1600-1815. The building was refronted ca 1720 by the Wincanton architect Nathaniel Ireson to give the imposing façade that can still be seen today.

Chantry Village and Church (£3.99 inc UK P&P) Chantry Village and Church is a short history of the village which covers the main buildings and industry together with a description of the church designed by Gilbert Scott assisted by the Frome architect William George Brown.

Stoke St Michael in Old Photographs (£10.50 inc UK P&P)

F.S.L.S. Yearbook Volume 12 (£13.99 inc UK P&P) This 2008 editition is 144 pages long, and includes items such as Fussell's Trial Balance Lock and the LaRoche Portfolio.